Chemical Plant Fire in Oklahoma Shuts Down Highway, No One Hurt

Explosions from a chemical plant fire forced about a dozen people in a western Oklahoma town from their homes and shut down a state highway, authorities are reporting. No one was injured.

The fire began late Wednesday at a Danlin Industries plant near the Oklahoma town of Thomas, which has a population of fewer than 1,200 and sits less than 100 miles northwest of Oklahoma City. Officials say the fire started about three hours after the last employees left the plant. No one was inside when the blaze began.